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Event

30 January to 1 February 2018

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Fifth GMS Environment Ministers' Meeting

Every 3 years the environment ministers from the six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries gather to review progress and set the agenda for environmental cooperation in the subregion under the GMS Economic Cooperation Program.

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Events

29th January 2018

Forum on Inclusive Green Growth: Investing for a Sustainable Future - 30-31 January

The forum aimed to identify barriers and opportunities, including for financing and technologies, to scale up green growth approaches in the GMS.

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12th July 2017

Siem Reap, Cambodia

GMS Working Group on Environment 23rd Annual Meeting

The 23rd Annual Meeting of the GMS Working Group on Environment reviewed Core Environment Program achievements and challenges during 2016 and discuss progress and priorities for CEP Phase III planning.

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11th July 2017

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Green Growth in the GMS: Best Practices

This workshop brought together environment and other GMS officials with international experts to explore green growth opportunities in the subregion.

Topics included:

Green Growth Opportunities in the GMS: Setting the Context

Environmental Technological Innovation

Promoting a Transition Toward a Green Economy

Financial Innovation

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Event

31 May to 4 June 2017

Bangkok, Thailand

Discover GMS: Asia’s Natural Hub - THAIFEX World of Food Asia 2017

Under the theme "Discover GMS - Asia’s Natural Hub," the Greater Mekong Subregion Working Group on Agriculture is organizing a pavilion, chef shows, coffee and tea demonstrations, and two policy forum events at THAIFEX-World of Food Asia 2017.

Viet Nam is a country with rich biodiversity, possessing natural ecosystems from tropical jungles to dry forests, mountains, wetlands, and marine ecosystems. Forests cover 43% of the land and provide ecosystem goods and services that are essential to sustain the livelihoods of much of the population.

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23 to 24 March 2017

Bangkok, Thailand

Green Growth in the GMS: Trends and Priorities

This two-day workshop was the first in a series of three events that will feed into the 5th GMS Environment Ministers’ Meeting, scheduled for early 2018.

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16th March 2017

Ha Noi, Viet Nam

4th Viet Nam Natural Capital Platform Meeting

Led by the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, Viet Nam’s Natural Capital Platform aims to integrate natural capital considerations into development planning.